diff --git a/docs/source/tutorial/all-the-things.rst b/docs/source/tutorial/all-the-things.rst
index 3ce46fbc..6e7b9314 100644
--- a/docs/source/tutorial/all-the-things.rst
+++ b/docs/source/tutorial/all-the-things.rst
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ tables
 	);
 
 	sol::table abc = lua["abc"];
-	sol::state def = lua["def"];
+	sol::table def = lua["def"];
 	sol::table ghi = lua["def"]["ghi"];
 
 	int bark1 = def["ghi"]["bark"];
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ Make some:
 
 .. code-block:: cpp
 
+	sol::state lua;
+
 	lua["abc"] = lua.create_table_with(
 		0, 24
 	);
@@ -320,7 +322,7 @@ The lua code to call these things is:
 	
 	-- need class instance if you don't bind it with the function
 	print(m1(sc)) -- 24.5
-	-- does not need class instance: was made with one 
+	-- does not need class instance: was bound to lua with one 
 	print(m2()) -- 24.5
 	
 	-- need class instance if you